The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, not Babe Ruth.*

The 1989 film Back to the Future II correctly predicted that the Florida Marlins would win the 1997 World Series.

Future Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was once given a tryout by the Washington Senators baseball team.

Actor Kevin Costner was caught in bed with the wife of Orioles infielder Cal Ripken, Jr., forcing the Orioles to cancel a game so that the distraught Ripken's consecutive-game streak would not be in jeopardy.*

Cleveland Indians second baseman Joe Gordon deliberately struck out to prevent rookie Larry Doby from looking bad during his first at-bat.

The Los Angeles Dodgers of the Koufax/Drysdale era often won 1-0 games in which Maury Wills scoring the winning run.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis hurled a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD.

New York Mets outfielder Kevin Mitchell killed his girlfriend's cat by cutting off its head with a knife.

Yankee second baseman Tony Lazzeri once pulled an on-field practical joke using a doctored baseball.